Dame Hilary Mantel has been hailed as "one of the greatest novelists of our time" after it was announced she has died aged 70.
The British author was best known for the Wolf Hall trilogy about the life of Thomas Cromwell, which brought international acclaim and won her two Booker Prizes.
She died suddenly yet peacefully, surrounded by close family and friends” on Thursday, her publisher HarperCollins said.
“Hilary Mantel was one of the greatest English novelists of this century and her beloved works are considered modern classics. She will be greatly missed.”
Nicola Sturgeon, JK Rowling, and fellow Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo were among those paying tribute to Mantel.
HerWolf Hall trilogy has been translated into 41 languages and sold more than a million copies worldwide.
The books in the trilogy are fictional accounts of the life of Thomas Cromwell and his rise to power in Henry VIII’s court. The first book, Wo/f Hail, and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies, won the Booker Prize in 2009 and 2012, respectively.
Mantel was the first woman to receive the award twice. The third installment of the trilogy, The Mirror, and the Light, was released in 2020 and was longlisted for the Booker Prize that year.
Mantel recently published The Wolf Hall Picture Book, which she created with actor Ben Miles and his photographer brother, George.
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